should i sell it?

so on the heels of buying my new 6'er, i also have found someone who wants to buy my sterling.

i'm kinda having 2nd thoughts though

i've had that bass for 8 years, and it was my first decent bass. it's been thru hell, and i've always said i wouldn't sell it. and the price is a little on the low side. $600 - the body isn't anywhere near mint, but it's only real flaw is on the back. plus the graphite neck - be it good or bad value wise - makes the bass play awesome...

would you do it? i DO need the money - to put towards my goliath senior, to get a small cab, etc. and i haven't really played the bass since i got my first warwick in 98 - nor can i forsee me playing it a whole lot again. so - is a bass ever worth hanging onto if you don't play it?

Do you come back to it regularly? Does it feel like you've come home when picking it up after playing your other basses? Don't sell it if the above rings true. If the bass just sits in the case, by all means sell it.

I'm still kicking myself for trading a Music Man 5-string I bought as my first "serious" bass. I modified and abused it like hell and I thought it had become worthless, but now I realize it's easily the most comfortable bass I've ever owned.

All other gear (amps, pedals etc) you can sell and trade, but think again before selling instruments, they sometimes become like a part of you.

I try to follow the general rule that if I can't afford something on my own, I don't buy it. If I have to sell something, it better be something that I haven't used in an awfully long time to justify its departure from my arsenal. And, quite frankly, only my Peavy sits unused...and, I'm not even gonna sell that!

I'd recommend keeping your MM and trying to raise the $600 from other sources. If you can't do it, maybe you shouldn't be buyin' another bass.

Personally, if you have doubts about selling it, don't. I had a black P bass copy that I sold, and have not regretted. I breifly thought about selling my Ibanez about a year ago, but I didn't. A bass works away at you, untill it IS you. That's why we have guys who have the same Fender P they did in the 60's. When you invest as much time as you do being a musican, the instrument becomes you. You wouldn't sell your arm would you? Well, then don't sell something that is just as much a part of you as the arm.

if you need the money.. you may want to consider selling it.. but sometimes there are things we aquire that may not be the best thing in the world.. but it means the world to us.. if thats your sterling.. i would hold onto it.. if not.. get rid of it

Originally posted by Nino-Brown Personally, $600 is WAY TOO LOW. I know it dosen't have the original neck but a Moses neck isn't cheap. Plus also, It's your first goo bass, Hod on to it. You WILL regret it in the long run!!!!!

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i can't get anyone to buy it for more than that. i started it at $750 about 2 months ago and got nothing. it's 99% sold now, i'd have to do some serious ******* maneuver to get it back.

plus the body IS beat up.

i sold my thumb 5 that i put way more hours on for a better bass and don't miss that at all...so i'll probably be ok

i'm going to probably get an SX '62 jazz in the near future as well, so that should eliminate any sadness i have from selling the sterling.